We are joined by the guys behind The Empire Never Ended podcast to discuss the Order of the Nine Angles.

We cover how real the O9A actually is, the weird history of it's founder, David Myatt, what satanism provides to nazi scenes, the efficacy and ethics of proscription and more!

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You can now get our first book here: https://dogsection.bigcartel.com/product/post-internet-far-right

56 - Order Of Nine Angles w/ The Empire Never Ended

We are joined by writer and researcher Ben Lorber to discuss the America First movement, its leader Nick Fuentes and its strategy of entryism into the Republican Party.

We talk about why Fuentes has been effective whilst the alt right foundered, what exactly is up with far right congressman Paul Gosar, the collapse of American democracy and more!

Check out Ben's article on America First here: https://politicalresearch.org/2022/01/05/we-have-push-envelope

60 - Nick Fuentes and America First w/ Ben Lorber

I am joined by journalist Io Dodds to discuss the latest in the world in Qanon, Tanon and the rising tide of transphobia in the US. 

Read Io's article on the topic here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/transgender-far-right-qanon-violence-b2108235.html

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70 - Qanon and Transphobia w/ Io Dodds

Independent scholar and writer Matthew Lyons joins the podcast to discuss the historical development of the far right in the USA, the problems with common analyses of fascism, the effect of gun culture in the US and the relevance of the three way fight for anti-fascists today. 

Matthew is the author of Insurgent Supremacists: the US Far Right's Challenge to State and Empire and is a contributor to a new anti-fascsist anthology, No Pasaran

Buy Insurgent Supremacists from PM Press here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=924

Read the Three Way Fight blog here: http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/

74 - 3 way fight and the US far right w/ Matthew Lyons

In the past weeks Fratelli d'Italia, a party who can trace a lineage to Mussolini's regime, was elected as the leader of a far right coalition that will take power in Italy.

Today David  Broder, Jacobin European editor and author of upcoming book Mussolini's Grandchildren: Fascism in Contemporary Italy, joins the podcast to discuss the election, Fratelli d'Italia's bad gender politics, its links to the non electoral far right and more.

Pre order the book from Pluto here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348025/mussolinis-grandchildren/

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75 - Brothers of Italy w/ David Broder

Writer and  actovist Armadeep Dhillon joins the podcast to discuss the the impact of far right Hindu nationalism in the UK, in India and on the internet. 

We discuss the recent unrest in Leicester, how Hindutva is promoted around the world, its origins in India, colonialism and the legacy of the British Empire and much more!

76 - Hindutva in India and the UK w/ Amardeep Dhillon

For the final episode of the year, Alex and guest host Mark talk to Michael Colborne of Bellingcat Monitoring on investigating hate online, the expose of Rob Rundo, Azov, Putin's Russia and more.

78 - OSINT and far right monitoring w/ Bellingcat

A familiar voice joins the show to discuss the latest leader of the loser men, Andrew Tate. We discuss Tate's link to the political far right, the nature of his conception of masculinity, the crisis of young men online and much more!

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81 - Andrew Tate and the crisis of masculinity

Today we are joined by the co-author of We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action Shannon Clay. 

We discuss ARA's beginnings in Minnesota, the reason why reproductive justice became a part of organising, the state of the US far rights of the time and much more! 

You can buy We Go Where They go via PM Press or from your nearest independent bookshop. 

If you want to support more interviews make sure to subscribe to the patreon, patreaon.com/12rulesforwhat

82 - The Story of Anti-Racist Action w/ Shannon Clay

The podcast is back from hiatus with a critical discussion on antifascist self defence, building a working class sports culture and sobriety. 

I disucss these issues and more with writer and activist Solan, basing our coversation on the writings of inter-war Austrian marxist Julius Deutsch. We cover the historical period in which Deutsch was writing, the failings and successes of the Republican Schutzbund, lessons we can draw for today and more! 

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Get the book from PM Press here: https://pmpress.org.uk/product/antifascism-sports-sobriety-forging-a-militant-working-class-culture/

83 Antifascism, Sports, Sobriety: lessons from history

Today researcher and writer Timo Koch joins the show to discuss National Conservatism, a far right populist ideology focussed on influencing high level policy. We cover Natcon's history, the influence of Orban, its reactionary idea of the family and much more.

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88 National Conservatism w/ Timo Koch

This week I'm joined by legal observer Andy Meinke of : court support group Activist Court Aid Brigade to discuss new restrictions in UK protest law, the vagaries of conspiracy, the difficulties of legal observing a antifascist protest and much more.

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89 - Antifascism and the law w/ Andy Meinke

Today historian and activist Louise Hann joins the show to discuss the reprint of a new edition of Physical Resistance: 100 years of antifascism by Dave Hann.

We talk about what physical resistance really means, the use of history for antifascists today. Dave Hann's process for writing the book and more! 

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90 A history of physical resistance w/ Louise Hann

Today we are joined by writer and researcher Anthony Faramelli to discuss his work on the concept of microfascism and the nature of fascist desire.

We discuss how algorithmic structures feed radicalisation, how we can intervene if someone is radicalised online, the anti-fascism of the Zapatistas and much more!

92 Mircrofascism And Fascist Desire w/ Anthony Faramelli

Today we are joined by Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, activist for People Before Profit in North Dublin to discuss November's race riots, the far right in Ireland and how the anti-fascist Irish left are fighting back and supporting migrant solidarity efforts.

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Eoghan is also a musician, check him out on spotify or other platforms, he's good!

93 Dublin Riots And The Far Right In Ireland w/ Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

We are joined by author David Renton to discuss the far right in Israel, we cover the Israeli government's links to the international far right, the influence of the Kahanist movement, how Israel's government has conducted the assault on Gaza and more.

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We are part of the Channel Zero network of anarchist podcasts, check out other shows at channelzeronetwork.com

94 Israeli Far Right w/ David Renton

In the late 1980s millitant anti-fascists started a cultural project, Cable Street Beat, to counter the rise of a violent fascist music scene which was attacking left wing gigs and attempting to attract a disaffected youth. For this episode reseacher Alex Cater joins to show to discuss the effort. 

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If you were involved in CSB or other cultural anti-fascist projects Alex would like to hear from you. Get in touch with the show or via his article in The Conversation.

Conversation article: https://theconversation.com/through-cable-street-beat-music-became-a-potent-antifascist-weapon-against-the-far-right-221060

95 Cable Street Beat w/ Alex Carter

We're back and joined by researcher and activist Adrien Wilkins to discuss the history of antifascism in Norway. We discuss the tactics of both fascists and anti-fascists, the pitfalls of counter-extremism, why bomb throwing was such a big thing for the Norwegian fascist movement and much more. 

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95 Norwegian Antifascism w/ Adrien Wilkins

Today journalist and activist Dmitry Okrest joins the show to discuss a new book on Russian antifascist Socrates. We talk about Socrate's political activism, the repression he experienced from the Russian State, the Network and Tyumen cases and much more. 

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Link to the book: https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/socrates-the-skinhead-the-life-of-a-russian-anarchist-preorder/

The Tyumen case: https://libcom.org/article/what-known-about-new-terrorism-case-against-antifascists-tyumen

Link to RTP Books: https://linktr.ee/rtpbooks

Dmitry's podcast:https://www.instagram.com/publicincitement/

97 The Life of Socrates and Russian Antifascism w. Dmitry Okrest

Aurhor and researcher Spencer Sunshine joins the show to discuss all things Seige. We discuss James Mason's obsession with Charlies Manson, how fringe art scenes championed his work, the rebirth of Seige on nazi Telegram channels and have some out of date takes on the Trump assassination attempt. 

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98 - Siege And Its Fanboys w/ Spencer Sunshine

Its been quite a month in the UK. This episode I cover the UK race riots, featuring an interview I did with US podcast It's Going Down. Discussing the post organisational nature of the UK far right, how the EDL doesn't exist, the state's response to the riots and more. 

This show is part of the channel zerio network. Listen to all the shows at channelzeronetwork.com

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99 UK Race Riots 2024

For our 100th episode (!) we are joined by two member of the It's Going Down collective to discuss Trunp and the American election. We discuss the racist lies of the Trump campaign, why American fascism goes unchallenged during the Biden presidency, prospects for future resistance and more.

100 Trump, the far right and the American Election w/IGD

We round up the key far right stories in 2024, discussing Tommy Robinson's incarceration, the fortunes of Homeland and PA and the absolute and total shutdown of the Traditional Britain Group xmas social.

Final news, in early 2025 we will be moving to be hosted by anti-fascist researchers Red Flare! Look out soon for details of where you can find our content

101 Year End Review 2024, Homeland, PA, Tommy Robinson and TBG

Sam (now known by his real name, Youtube personality Richard Hames) comes back on the show to mark the the release of a new Spanish edition of The Rise of Ecofascism. We cover some of the things in the new preface of the book, reflect on the state of the world in the age of Musk and speculate about where all this is heading. 

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Check out Richard's course: https://crudefutures.substack.com/p/im-teaching-an-online-course-on-collapse

Spanish edition of the book here: https://levantafuego.com/producto/baterias-bombas-y-fronteras/

102 Ecofascism Revisited w/ Richard Hames

This week Alex is joined by author Lois Shearing to discuss their new book Pink Pilled: Women and the Far Right. We discuss women's precarious positions within online fascists spaces, how gender motivates far right politics today, how the emptiness of liberal feminism can be exploited and more. 

The interview was conducted before Pink Pilled came out, you can now buy it via University of Manchester Press or bookshops everywhere.

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Red Flare fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-antifascist-investigations-in-britain

103 Taking the Pink Pill w/ Lois Shearing

Author and historian Pádraig Ó Ruairc joins the show to discuss his new book, Burn Them Out: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland. We discuss Ireland's complicated political situation post war of independence, the rise of the Blueshirts and their leader Eoin O'Duffy, how FIne Gael reckons (or doesn't reckon) with its fascist origins and much more!

Buy Pádraig's book from your local independent bookshop or buy directly from the publisher here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/burn-them-out-9781035915279/

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104 Burn them out! Irish fascism and its echoes w/ Pádraig Ó Ruairc

Kier Starmer's Powelite rhetoric last week shocked many in his party and on the left. Yet it fitrs into a long history of labour racism and racist border policies. Writer Michael Richmond joins the show to discuss all of this, the function of state race relations iniatives, the echoes of the August racist riots and more.

Michael Richmond is the co author of two books: Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Idenity Politics and Fascism and the Women's Cause.

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105 Kier Starmer, Enoch Powell, Race Relations and the Border

The Far Right is building. But it doesn't always come as a street movement marching in black. Often it’s smarter than that, often more insidious, often more inclined to infect culture than impose itself on the political, and often just plain weird. In this podcast we investigate the surreal, disconnected world of the far right, with a view to fighting it. Fighting it requires not only effective organising, but effective thinking as well. We host interviews with comrades, discussions of the main themes of far right theory and practice, and in-depth analyses of particular movements and people within it.

If you want to go a bit deeper, we recommend some reading for you:

Josephine Armistead - The Silicon Ideology
https://archive.org/details/the-silicon-ideology
Armistead gives a summary of some attempts to analyse Fascism in the 20th Century 

Umberto Eco - Eternal Fascism
http://interglacial.com/pub/text/Umberto_Eco_-_Eternal_Fascism.html
Eco attempts to summarise some tendencies in common between reactionary and fascist movements

Robert Paxton - The Anatomy of Fascism
https://libcom.org/files/Robert%20O.%20Paxton-The%20Anatomy%20of%20Fascism%20%20-Knopf%20(2004).pdf
An authoritative and comprehensive account of fascist regimes and movements

1 - Introduction

Fascism has a deep relationship with masculinity. Arguably, fascism arose as an attempt to shore up traditional masculinity against the ‘slimy mire of bourgeois life’. From the creation of a ‘fascist new man’ in Italy to the misogyny of the contemporary trad movements and pick up artists, these more widespread cultural movements make fertile ground for the fascist movements which follow them. We speak with Amy from the Feminist Anti-Fascist Assembly to discuss their response to fascist masculinity and the centrality of feminism to anti-fascist work.

Plan C - Feminist Antifascism
https://www.weareplanc.org/blog/feminist-antifascism-october-victory-whats-next/
A clear and impassioned statement on the importance of placing feminism at the heart of anti-fascist work


Klaus Theweleit - Male Fantasies
https://monoskop.org/images/5/54/Theweleit_Klaus_Male_Fantasies_Vol_1_Women_Floods_Bodies_History.pdf
An exhilarating experimental book dealing with the rise of the Freikorps movement in German after WWI


Hypergamy: How the harebrained notions of white nationalist F. Roger Devlin took the Manosphere by storm
http://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/2013/05/16/hypergamy-how-the-harebrained-notion-of-white-nationalist-f-roger-devlin-took-the-manosphere-by-storm/
Introduces a foundational text of contemporary misogyny, written by white supremacist F. Roger Devlin

2 - Masculinity w/ Feminist Antifascist Assembly

What are the basic emotions that the far right draws on? How does the internet produce Nazis? What happened to the cat memes? We talk to Emerican Johnson of the youtube channel Non-compete to find out.

In this episode, we discuss online radicalisation, and the pewdiepipeline - Emerican Johnson's framework for thinking about the way people are drawn to the far right through edgy memes and joke. Also in this episode, we read from the deradicalisation stories we were sent by listeners.

Video on the PewDiePipeline: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnmRYRRDbuw

Video on Masculinity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjQ2B5cQ_gs

Data and Society report on the Alternative Influence Network datasociety.net/output/alternative-influence/

Politigram: joshuacitarella.com/_pdf/Politigram…_2018_short.pdf

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14 - Alt Right Radicalisation w/ Emerican Johnson

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